High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89685
nfsd: fix clock domain mismatch in clients_still_reclaiming()
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix clock domain mismatch in clients_still_reclaiming() clients_still_reclaiming() computes a deadline from nn->boot_time (CLOCK_REALTIME, ~1.7 billion) but compares it against ktime_get_boottime_seconds() (CLOCK_BOOTTIME, seconds since boot). The comparison is always false — it would take ~54 years of uptime for BOOTTIME to exceed the REALTIME-derived deadline. This means any client can hold the server in grace indefinitely by sending CLAIM_PREVIOUS OPEN requests, blocking all non-reclaim operations for all other clients. Add boot_time_bt (CLOCK_BOOTTIME) alongside the existing boot_time and use it for the deadline computation. boot_time (CLOCK_REALTIME) is preserved for its cl_boot clientid-nonce role.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf before 04c3e4456fe76e8d7c94171009df3165c3262c51; 20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf before e92e80c5b043108029bc729b30d12c37158fb9cb; 20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf before f9cec313efb2fd18d962aad738a4892bce806016; 20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf before 9843649196221152b6e5d138a3ce859bdaae1d96; 20b7d86f29d39e8ae19bb29c24ffee70dc385ddf before 09ea3eb9a518565f5bca386e81b993ed8825f5e8; 5.6 · source: vendor